THE  ART  INSTITUTE  OF  CHICAGO 
SPECIAL  EXHIBITION  FOR  DECEMBER 


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FRENCH  PAINTINGS 
TAPESTRIES  AND 
FURNITURE  OF  THE 
EIGHTEENTH  CENTURY 


DECEMBER  TWO  TO  DECEMBER  SIXTEEN,  1919 


THE  ART  INSTITUTE  OF  CHICAGO 
SPECIAL  EXHIBITION  FOR  DECEMBER 


FRENCH  PAINTINGS 
TAPESTRIES  AND 
FURNITURE  OF  THE 
EIGHTEENTH  CENTURY 


DECEMBER  TWO  TO  DECEMBER  SIXTEEN,  1919 


MADAME  DE  SERVAN 
JACQUES  LOUIS  DAVID 


CATALOGUE  OF  AN  EXHIBITION  OF  FRENCH 
PAINTINGS  AND  FURNITURE  OF  THE  EIGH- 
TEENTH  CENTURY.  THE  ART  INSTITUTE  OF 
CHICAGO,  DECEMBER  TWO  TO  DECEMBER 
SIXTEEN,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETEEN 

NUMBERS  1-28  LENT  BY  DUVEEN  BROTHERS;  29-59  BY  GIMPEL 
AND  WILDENSTEIN;  60-64  BY  JENSEN 


FURNITURE 

LOUIS  XIV  PERIOD  (1664-1715) 

1 CARVED  AND  GILT  WOOD  CENTER  TABLE  WITH 
MARBLE  SLAB.  Formerly  in  the  collection  of  Madame  Lelong 

2 SAVONNERIE  SIXFOLD  SCREEN 

3 TAPESTRY  SET.  SOFA  AND  TWO  ARM  CHAIRS,  For- 
merly in  the  collection  of  the  Duke  of  Sutherland 

LOUIS  XV  PERIOD  (1715-1774) 

4 COMMODE.  Inlaid  with  marqueterie  of  flowers  and  with 
ormolu  mounts 

5 UPRIGHT  SECRETAIRE.  Inlaid  with  baskets  of  flowers  in 
rosewood 

6 SIXFOLD  SCREEN.  Painted  with  personages  and  scrolls  of 
foliage 

7 TAPESTRY  FIRE-SCREEN.  Signed  “ Neilson.”  Formerly  in 
the  collection  of  Lady  Westbury 

8 ORMOLU  MOUNTED  TABLE  WITH  FOUR  CARYATIDES. 
Regence  period  (1715-1723.)  Formerly  in  the  collection  of  J. 
Pierpont  Morgan 


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VIEW  OF  ERMENONVILLE 
HUBERT  ROBERT 


LOUIS  XVI  PFRIOD  (1774-1789) 


9  BEAUVAIS  TAPESTRY  SUITE  OF  FURNITURE.  Sofa  and 
two  arm-chairs.  From  the  collection  of  Mrs.  De  TrafFord 


10  BEAUVAIS  TAPESTRY  SET  OF  FURNITURE.  SOFA  AND 
TWO  ARM  CHAIRS.  Backs  represent  the  Arts  and  Sciences, 
and  seats  animal  subjects  after  Casanova 


11  WRITING  TABLE.  Inlaid  with  marqueterie  of  squares  and 
rosettes,  and  with  ormolu  mounts.  Signed  by  Jacques  Birckle, 
who  was  admitted  to  the  Ecole  des  Maitres  Ebenistes  July  30,  1764 

12  SMALL  GILT  CONSOLE  TABLE  WITH  MARBLE  SLAB. 
Signed  by  Pierre  Brizard,  who  was  admitted  to  the  Ecole  des 
Maitres  Ebenistes  July  22,  1772 

14  ORMOLU  MOUNTED  COMMODE.  Inlaid  with  marqueterie 
of  landscapes  and  architecture.  Stamped  by  “ A.  L.  Guilbert. 
ME.”  and  “ R.  Roussel.  ME.” 


TAPESTRIES 

15  BEAUVAIS  TAPESTRY  PANEL  ENTITLED  “THE 
FORTUNE  TELLER.”  After  cartoon  by  Francois  Boucher 
(1703-1770) 

16  BEAUVAIS  TAPESTRY  PANEL  ENTITLED  “VINTAGE.” 
After  cartoon  by  Fran£ois  Boucher.  Formerly  in  the  collection 
of  Monsieur  Veil-Picard,  Paris 


17  BEAUVAIS  TAPESTRY  PANEL  REPRESENTING  A PAS- 
TORAL SCENE.  After  cartoon  by  Jean  Baptiste  Le  Prince 
(1733-1781) 


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THE  FORTUNE  TELLER 

AFTER  CARTOON  BY  FRANCOIS  BOUCHER 
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ORNAMENTS 


18  PAIR  OF  OLD  CHINESE  PORCELAIN  FAMILLE  ROSE 
CISTERNS.  Ch’ien  Lung  period  ( 1736-1795. ) Mounted  on  Louis 
XVI  style  carved  and  gilt  wood  stands 

19  PAIR  OF  OLD  CHINESE  PORCELAIN  PLUMED  PHEAS- 
ANTS PERCHED  ON  ROCK  BASES.  A favorite  motive,  but 
these  figures  are  unusually  tall.  Ch’ien  Lung  period.  Formerly  in 
the  collection  of  J.  Pierpont  Morgan 

20  PAIR  OF  OLD  CHINESE  PORCELAIN  LIONS.  Molded  in 
the  usual  conventional  type  of  large  size  and  decorated  with 
enamel  colors  of  K’ang  Hsi  date.  One  has  the  brocaded  ball 
( hsiu-ch’iu\  and  the  other  a cub.  The  red  flames  on  the  shoul- 
ders and  hips,  generally  taken  to  be  marks  of  its  supernatural 
character,  represent  probably  the  presence  of  wings  in  the 
archaic  model,  derived  doubtless  from  Indo-Persian  sources. 
K’ang  Hsi  period  (1662-1722).  Formerly  in  the  J.  Pierpont  Mor- 
gan collection 


26  BRONZE  GROUP  ENTITLED  “ENFANT  A LA  CAGE.” 
Signed  “Pigalle,  1749.”  Louis  XV period.  Formerly  in  the  col- 
lection of  Lily,  Duchess  of  Marlborough 


FURNITURE 

29  WROUGHT  IRON  CONSOLE  WITH  MARBLE  TOP  AND 
BASE 

30  MAHOGANY  SECRETAIRE.  Louis  XVI  period  ( 1774-1789) 
(Jacobs) 

31  TWO  ENGLISH  CHAIRS 


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BAINS  VIGIER  AT  THE  PONT  ROYAL 
HUBERT  ROBERT 


BAINS  VIGIER  AT  THE  PONT  NEUF 
HUBERT  ROBERT 


LA  COMTESSE  DE  PROVENCE 
MME.  VIGEE-LEBRUN 


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PAINTINGS 


LE  DUC  DE  BOURGOGNE.  By  Nicolas  de  Largilliere 
(1656-1746) 

STUDY  OF  A MEZZETIN.  By  Antoine  Watteau  (1684-1721) 

THREE  STUDIES  OF  WOMEN.  By  Antoine  Watteau 

THE  CARD  BUILDER.  By  Jean-Baptiste  Simeon  Chardin 
( 16994779) 

DIANA  SURPRISED  BY  ACTEON.  By  Charles-Joseph  Na- 
toire  (17004777) 

VENUS.  By  Franfois  Boucher  (1703-1770) 

VENUS  AND  LOVE.  By  Francois  Boucher 

A NOBLEMAN  STANDING.  By  Carle  Van  Loo  (1705-1765) 

MADAME  VAN  LOO.  By  Carle  Van  Loo 

PUBLIC  MERRYMAKING.  By  Gabriel  de  St.  Aubin  (1724- 
1780) 

A LAWYER.  By  Franfois  Hubert  Drouais  (1727-1775) 

LAWYER’S  WIFE.  By  Francois  Hubert  Drouais 

CHEVALIER  DE  TURENNE  By  Francis  Hubert  Drouais 

THE  BIRD-CATCHER.  By  Jean-Baptiste  Deshayes  ( 1729-1765) 

THE  FLUTE  LESSON.  By  Jean-Baptiste  Deshayes 

A VIEW  OF  ERMENONVILLE.  By  Hubert  Robert  (1733- 
1808) 

BAINS  VIGIER  AT  THE  PONT  NEUF.  By  Hubert  Robert 


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THE  CARD  BUILDER 
JEAN-BAPTISTE  SIMEON  CHARDIN 


49  BAINS  VIGIER  AT  THE  PONT  ROYAL.  By  Hubert  Robert 


50  RUSTIC  DANCE  BEFORE  A PORTICO.  By  Hubert  Robert 

51  THE  RETURN  OF  THE  CATTLE.  By  Hubert  Robert 

52  MADAME  LARMOYER  PLAYING  THE  LYRE.  By  Antoine 
Vestier  (1740-1824) 

53  DECORATIVE  PANEL.  By  Joseph-Piat  Sauvage  ( 1747-1808) 

54  MADAME  DE  SERVAN.  By  Jacques  Louis  David  (1748-1825) 

55  MADAME  ROLAND  D’ERCEVILLE  AND  DAUGHTER. 
By  Mme.  Adelaide  Labille-Guiard  (1749-1803) 

56  LA  COMTESSE  DE  PROVENCE.  By  Mme.  Vig6e-LeBrun 
(1755-1842) 

57  PAINTED  PANELS,  MOLDINGS  AND  OVERDOORS. 
By  Theodore  Rousseau  (1812-1867) 


SCULPTURE 

58  A SON  OF  THE  VICOMTE  DE  NOAILLES.  Terra  Cotta. 
By  Jean  Antoine  Houdon  (1740-1828) 


59  LA  RIVE,  THE  ACTOR.  Terra  Cotta.  By  Jean  Antoine 
Houdon 

FURNITURE 

LOUIS  XIV  PERIOD  (1664-1715) 

60  COMMODE  WITH  MARBLE  TOP 


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LA  RIVE,  THE  ACTOR 
JEAN  ANTOINE  HOUDON 


LOUIS  XVI  PERIOD  (1774-1789) 

61  ROUND  TABLE  WITH  MARBLE  TOP 

62  MAHOGANY  READING  TABLE  WITH  BRONZES 

63  SETTEE 

64  TWO  CHAIRS.  Lent  by  Henry  L.  Blum 

65  THE  LANDING  PLACE.  By  Hubert  Robert.  Art  Institute 
collection 

66  THE  FOUNTAINS.  By  Hubert  Robert.  Art  Institute  collec- 
tion 


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